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Subject: 
Ultimate Mini-fig scale X-Wing
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Date: 
Wed, 28 Nov 2001 03:49:24 GMT
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To commemorate the release of Star Wars Rogue Leader on the Nintendo
Gamecube, I decided to try and upgrade one of my X-Wings; I ended up
rebuilding it.

Here we have THE most accurately shaped mini-fig scale X-Wing to my
knowledge.  I took a page from the UCS X-Wing to design it.  Fuselage is 5
studs wide at widest point and 3 at thinnest.  Retractable landing gear and
proton torpedo launcher.  Call it a fig scale UCS model if you will.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Josh120

--Josh



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  Re: Ultimate Mini-fig scale X-Wing
 
(...) an interesting approach to the rear landing gear :) However, I'll have to contest you on the being "the" best model... Mark Chan did one a while ago that absoloutely blew me away when I saw it: (URL) also built one (yet to be unveiled until (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: Ultimate Mini-fig scale X-Wing
 
Thanks for the great comments guys! Looks like I was a little quick to show off, though...I changed it already <cowers>. I noticed the nose was too long so it's 4 studs shorter and looks much better. I'd put up pics of this one, but the shortened (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.starwars)

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